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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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